"anti-inflammatory drug" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
subtypes:
- cox-2 inhibitor - an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks
- hydroxychloroquine, plaquenil - anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, nsaid - an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
- oxyphenbutazone, tandearil - an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis
- butazolidin, phenylbutazone - anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin)
- pediapred, prednisolone, prelone - a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions
- deltasone, liquid pred, meticorten, orasone, prednisone - a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
- decadron, dexamethasone, dexamethasone intensol, dexone, hexadrol, oradexon - a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
same as: anti-inflammatory